Today we gathered as a group and spoke to Jools regarding our interpretation of the Barking script. Jools was happy about the idea of a flashback which we had intergrated into the script, however he was unhappy about a hole in the plot which, by using a flashback, we had opened up. The protagonists were returning to the house in "present day" and we really had no valid reason for them to be going back there, especially if the said house is supposed to be haunted.
This caused us to rethink how we could change the flow of the narrative with minimal dialogue changes, as the opportunity to modify the script was no longer available to us. In the end we decided that our protagonists were returning to the house to hunt the ghost, and we made this obvious by including a line of dialogue "We need this to stop now." We also changed an umbrella that Chris was holding to a crucifix, this is perhaps more relevant to ghost hunting. Here is the treatment i changed to reflect the new story.
Something evil resides in a seemingly normal household in the city. Its exact entity is not known, but communicating seemingly from a fridge, a terrible, almost demonic voice is heard, threatening the occupiers of the home.
There is darkness.
A car pulls up to the curb, next to the house. Chris and Sam, who live in this house, are good friends and currently are inside the car, it is clear something is not right. They have been here before, attempting to capture the demon in a recording device. Their past thoughts haunt them. Memories are rekindled detailing how afraid they are of this situation. They think of the past few days, how hopeless they felt and the intense feeling of being watched at all times. They remember how they failed to capture the demon on the device and how they seemingly accepted defeat.
After spending a few minutes reflecting on the flashback, Sam and Chris are clearly at their limit and very frightened. They hesitantly agree amongst themselves to enter the house and confront this entity. As the couple enter the house, they are clearly ready to tackle the supernatural entity, Chris weilds a crucifix and Sam clutches to the Holy Bible like her life depends on it. At the end of the hallway, they reach the kitchen door and slowly push it open. After what seems like a lifetime, they take a step into the living room and breath a sigh of relief. There is no more tension, everything seems ok for now. Chris jokes about how dry his mouth is and opens the fridge to make a drink. Nothing could prepare them for what they saw in the fridge, sheer terror is plastered on their expression. Sam looks away and screams as the awful demonic voice makes its presence once again known.
Everything goes black.
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